AG History, Chapter 3

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1. How did the Council handle the problem of the growing number of responsibilities on its officers?	They increased the number of executives. Four assistant general superintendents were added to share in the administrative responsibilities. The editor of the Pentecostal Evangel also gained executive status.
2. Why did the Home Missions and Education Department fail to plant churches?	Church planting was an individual endeavor. The Department lacked the authority to tell the constituency how it should be done.
How did these Bible schools operate financially?	They operated by faith. Students were assigned chores at the schools to keep tuition low. Sometimes the schools received donations from other schools that had closed.
4. What general characteristics did the schools share?	They operated by faith. Each had a low enrollment that encouraged personal contact between students & teachers (mentoring). Spiritual life was strengthened through chapel services. Bible courses formed the core of the curriculum. Teachers had little formal training. The endurance of hardships in school developed ministers with deep commitments to God's work.
5. What program was developed to prepare men and women to meet the district ministerial training requirements?	The Berean School of the Bible in 1947.
5. What program was developed to prepare men and women to meet the district ministerial training requirements?	Answers will vary.
7. How has Gospel Publishing House (GPH) assisted in discipling believers?	The GPH printed tracts, booklets, the Pentecostal Evangel, and Sunday School materials. GPH also printed important doctrinal manuals. Songbooks assisted Pentecostals in expressing their faith through singing.
8. Why did the Assemblies of God support World War II when its adherents remained pacifists during World War I?	Since the Japanese army attacked Pearl Harbor, the Assemblies of God felt it was a just war. They supported the war effort in order to preserve religious freedom and other liberties.
9. What need was revealed during the World War II war effort?	The need for more ministerial training was revealed when A/G ministers were turned down for the chaplaincy.
10. What reasons did J. Roswell Flower give for joining the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE)?	The need to protect investments in gospel radio programs. The NAE could also assist the Assemblies of God in other areas, such as missions.
11. How did the Assemblies of God benefit from joining the NAE?	The AG benefited by being accepted as Trinitarian Pentecostals. Their gospel broadcasts were protected. The NAE office in Washington, DC assisted the AG in missions & other concerns. Through contact at the NAE meetings, Pentecostals formed the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America
12. What were Noel Perkin's two major contributions to the Foreign Missions Department?	Noel Perkin made two major contributions to the Missions Department: (1) a new bookkeeping system for missionary funds and (2) a missionary policy manual. The manual contained a philosophy of missions, a brief historical sketch, and department policies. It also listed qualifications for missionary appointment.
13. Why was the requirement that missionaries pass medical clearance so controversial?	Many missionaries felt that this requirement to visit a doctor would violate their faith commitment to trust God for their health and divine healing.
14. Why were doctrinal standards needed in El Salvador?	Doctrinal standards were necessary to correct the erroneous teachings that affected the moral behavior of believers. The standard was followed by a constitution that put the national church on an indigenous footing and improved church membership.
15. Imagine yourself in the place of one of these missionaries. How would the stony ground affect your attitude about ministry (commitment to ministry)?	Answers will vary. Perhaps the answers might show a reliance on the Holy Spirit, dedication to the task, re-commitment to the call, etc.
16. How did Ernest S. Williams influence the Assemblies of God?	Many changes took place during his tenure. The CA department & Speed the Light were established. The Sunday school program started with its BGMC missions outreach. The Radio Department and programs were developed. He was a key leader in the founding of the Pentecostal World Conference and the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America. He wrote for the Pentecostal Evangel over the years on doctrine and devotional subjects. His Q & A column was very popular. After he retired, he made one of the most lasting contributions to the AG and the Pentecostal Movement. His classroom notes (from CBI) were printed as a three-volume book, Systematic Theology.
17. What obstacles did women ministers face over the years?	They could be evangelists and missionaries but not, before 1935, pastors. Many people believed that woman should only be in the pulpit when a man was not available.
18. What common goal did the instructors and students share?	A common commitment to the evangelization of the world.
19. What was P. C. Nelson's attitude toward education? Why did he believe this way?	PC Nelson valued formal training for the ministry. He started his ministry without any training. His preaching was so terrible that he left the ministry. After encouragement from another preacher, he gained an education and took up his calling again.
20. How did P. C. Nelson react when he saw many young people entering the ministry without proper training?	He started Southwestern Bible School in Enid, Oklahoma. This school later merged with Shield of Faith School and Southern Bible College to form Southwestern Bible Institute-later known as Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, TX.
21. What other contributions did P. C. Nelson make to the Assemblies of God?	Nelson wrote Pentecostal curricular materials. His best-known book was Bible Doctrines.
22. How did Myer Pearlman influence the Assemblies of God?	His teaching at CBI and his writings. He wrote both Adult and Youth Sunday school materials and a number of books. His best-known book was Knowing the Doctrines of the Bible.
23. How did Marcus Grable influence the National Sunday School Department?	While working as a janitor at GPH, Marcus Grable asked for a desk and typewriter to answer questions about Sunday school. From there, he was appointed to help develop the National Sunday School Promotion Department. He introduced the Training for Christian Service program, set standards for local Sunday schools, and sponsored national and regional Sunday school conventions.
24. How was Hattie Hammond's mentorship unusual?	Hammond became one of the best-known Pentecostal mentors when she was still in her twenties. This is unusual for someone so young. Her ministry was accepted across denominational lines.
25. How did William I. Evans' daily schedule show spirituality?	Evans was remembered as a man of prayer. His morning schedule began with prayer and Bible study. Then he went to his office at the school for more prayer. This was his preparation to lead the chapel services. In the chapel, he encouraged prayer and waiting on the Lord.
26. Describe the characteristics of someone who has been a mentor to you.	Answers will vary. Issues of assimilating wisdom and understanding should be described.

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